This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United States on the definition of family in 2010. As of 2010, 45 percent of the respondents stated they consider same-sex couples without children to be a family, whereas 52 percent don't consider same-sex couples without children to be a family.
Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not?
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Pew Research Center. (November 18, 2010). Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not?." Chart. November 18, 2010. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2010). Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Consider The following Arrangements to Be a Family or Not?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 18, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247139/survey-on-the-definition-of-family-in-the-united-states/